Today's post isn't too teachery. Yes...teachery.
So I'm giving up social media for the weekend. Yes, giving it up.
Why?
I have been noticing how much I am on my phone. I was at a friend's house last weekend and we all went to dinner and what were we doing? Eating and between bites on our phones looking at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
I know we all know this. It's absolutely nothing new. We are a different kind of social being than we were 20 years ago. Even really 10 years ago.
I absentmindedly check my phone ALL the time.
I decided yesterday to delete my Facebook app (not my account but the app). I rarely use social media on my actual laptop. Part of it was that I was having a rough day and just didn't care to see everyone's stuff. The other part was me wanting to delete it for a long time.
Last night while in bed at 9:00pm (it was a busy and rough day!) I deleted my Instagram and Twitter apps.
So on Sunday at 8:00pm I will redownload my apps. I hope this will show me to enjoy the little things and that I miss a lot being glued to my phone. I hope I don't get any crazy texts wondering if I'm alive! I didn't post anything on Facebook that I was done with it for the weekend and I forgot to on my Miss Kate's Desk Instagram account. :/
I'm ready for a nice relaxing weekend. Today I've already got a tiny workout in and I may go walk some trails later. I have a date tonight *gasp*. I have 3 new professional development books that Paul Bloomberg suggested to me on Wednesday that I want to start (well, on one of them)...more on that in a future post. Tomorrow I will just be doing more of the same. My friends are busy and for the first time in a month or two and I have no plans this weekend!
Don't get me wrong, I love my accounts. I do. But sometimes I feel like I am too attached and I need to just stop and smell the fresh air instead. I'll do an update to this post after Sunday and tell you how it goes.
Also, if you have a Fitbit...let me know. We can become friends! I'm currently doing some weekend step challenges with a friend. I just got mine on Monday night and I LOVE it.
Have a relaxing weekend everyone. Go outside and enjoy!
